At least 29 students of a residential school in West Bengal's Nadia district have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said today.
"Twenty-nine class 9 and 10 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kalyani have tested positive for COVID-19 and their guardians have been informed to take them back to their homes," the official told news agency Press Trust of India.
The students found COVID-19 positive were advised home quarantine as they have symptoms of cough and cold, reported Press Trust of India.
The Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Kalyani, Hirak Mandal said the other students of the school and teachers are also being tested for COVID-19.
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